Dane Coles has at least one more stop before he hops off the rugby train as Japan’s Top League champions Kubota Spears Funabashi announced his signing.
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay (commonly known as the Kubota Spears) made the announcement via social media and on their website.
“We would like to inform you that it has been decided that Dane Coles will join the Kubota Spears Funabashi/Tokyo Bay as an additional player for the 2023-24 season. Dane Coles is scheduled to join the team on December 1st,” the Top League club said in the post which has also been posted to social media site X, formerly Twitter.
While there is no mention in the post, it is likely Coles has been brought in to replace Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx, who sustained a tournament-ending knee injury in the early stages of the Rugby World Cup.